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Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1916)

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Born
October 19, 1882
Died
August 17, 1916
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1882

About Umberto Boccioni

Umberto Boccioni was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach to the dynamism of form and the deconstruction of solid mass guided artists long after his death. His works are held by many public art museums, and in 1988 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City organized a major retrospective of 100 pieces. La risata (1911, The Laugh) is considered Boccioni's first truly Futurist work.

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Umberto Boccioni timeline

  1. La risata (1911, The Laugh) is considered Boccioni's first truly Futurist work.
  2. His works are held by many public art museums, and in 1988 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City organized a major retrospective of 100 pieces.

The world when Umberto Boccioni was born

Umberto Boccioni was born in 1882. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineChinese Exclusion Act signed
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydroelectric power plant (Appleton, WI)
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.9M

1882 versus 2026

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Measure18822026
Population51.9M341 million

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